WHAT IS TOURISME
ABOUT?
Shorter for "Improving sustainable tourism development and capacity of tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and knowledge transfer", this project aims at enhancing SMEs' capacities and skills for assessing their current environmental performances and taking up solutions which would allow them to align their businesses with certain circular economy principles. A total of 62 European SMEs will benefit from this project.
LATEST NEWS AND TWEETS
Italian SMEs pursue their training with a session in Rome
13 SMEs attended a training in Rome on 22 and 23 March 2022. The sessions aimed at introducing the participants to the key principles of sustainable development and circular economy, and enhancing the … More
Providing SMEs with the keys to circular tourism
15 French SMEs were trained in Paris on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of March 2022, by the Institut Paris Region, with the objective of pointing them to the right national actors and fundings in the sector … More
Spanish beneficiary SMEs started their capacity building activities
The end of 2021 saw the beginning of the capacity building and training activities for selected Spanish SMEs with an info session aiming at introducing them to each other and starting potential collab … More
12 SMEs trained on sustainable tourism and certifications in Cagliari
A 2-days training session took place in Cagliari (IT) on the 24 and 25 March 2022, for 12 SMEs, with a double mission: Providing SMEs with a set of common sustainability knowledge and basic concepts a … More
A workshop focused on decarbonizing tourism offers while staying competitive held in Paris
The second matchmaking event of the TouriSME project took place in Paris on the 16th of May and was hosted by The Observatoire régional des déchets en Île-de-France (ORDIF). For this occasion, partici … More
French SMEs to continue their training and capacity building phase
The 16 selected SMEs in France will attend their third training and matchmaking event in Paris on 16 May, organised and hosted by L’Institut Paris Region After the first two events back in March 2022, … More
ITC boosts Tourisme B2B rounds and consortium meeting
Members of Tourisme international consortium have gathered in Tenerife to take part into the first in-person even of its kind. Meanwhile, the selected companies have enjoyed some training about sustai … More
Canary Islands Institute of Technology embraces TOURISME’s first international in-person event
Spanish companies and the international consortium are gathered at Tenerife with the online participation of EISMEA Project Officer, Alan Vella. The Canary Islands Institute of Technology (ITC) has em … More
WHO ARE WE?
The consortium of 8, led by Consulta Europa as the project coordinator, is a result of a careful selection which will grant necessary support for the selected beneficiary SMEs. Consisting of regional authorities from the four countries and accompanying technical, communication and academic expertise providers, the consortium will closely work with the SMEs in all aspects necessary for achieving the objectives of both the SMEs and the project itself.
WHO ARE WE DOING THIS FOR?
Cyprus
With the Nicosia Development Agency’s experience in local and regional development in the field of tourism, they will be the focal point for the participating Cypriot and other EU based SMEs
France
L’Institut Paris Region, as an expert in sustainable territorial development will not only be in charge of developing the support schemes but also coordinate the selection of and support the selected French and other EU based SMEs
Italy
A strong experience in reinforcing enterprises competitiveness through training activities, research and technical assistance, Sistemi Formativi Confindustria and the Autonomous Region of Sardinia will support and be the contact point for Italian and other EU based SMEs
Spain
The Canary Islands based Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias has over 25 years of experience in socio-economic transformation and sustainable development in the Canary Islands and will support the Spanish and other EU based beneficiary SMEs
WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACHIEVE?
Preceded by setting up a knowledge base and mapping existing good practices in environmental management in the field of tourism, the project will see a development of transnational and cross-sectoral support schemes. These schemes will have the ultimate objective of enabling the participating SMEs to scale up their activities and build capacities within their enterprises and finally access certification schemes and other initiatives that promote sustainable tourism and lead to competitive advantage, as an added value.
UPCOMING EVENTS
TOURISME First Matchmaking Event & Project Meeting in Tenerife
On 28th and 29th April 2022, the TOURISME consortium is organising the first in-person project meeting in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, gathering all partners physically together for the first time s … More
Italy: Third and Fourth Trainings with SMEs
After the great success of the first training sessions in March, the 23 Italian SMEs are currently attending two more trainings in Rome (7 and 8 April 2022). The modules will be provided by Sistemi Fo … More
France: First Training with SMEs
From 21st to 23rd March 2022, 15 SMEs from France attended their first training provided in Paris by L’institut Paris Region and its external experts in the framework of the TOURISME project. SMEs ben … More
Italy: First & Second Trainings with SMEs
From 22nd to 25th March 2022, 23 Italian SMEs active in the field of tourism took part in the first two training sessions promoted by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia for the Sardinian SMEs and Confi … More
Spain: First Training with SMEs
On 20th and 21st January 2022, 16 Spanish SMEs attended the first training of the TOURISME project organised in Madrid, Spain and promoted by the Technological Institute of the Canary Islands (ITC). T … More